The lady was not feeling well today. After scolding them a few words, she lost her spirits and waved her hand to let them go together. She had only one request, that they must go together in groups of four, otherwise no one could go out.
If what happened yesterday were to get out, it would not only be Qu Caiyue's business, but also imply the discord between the sisters. The old lady was also very angry yesterday. Now that several of them want to get Qu Caiyue out, they might as well go out together and say affectionately that what happened last night was indeed a mistake.
Everyone understood the old lady's thoughts and had no objections. After leaving the old lady's yard, Qu Caiyue stood still with a pale face.
"Thank you, elder sister and third sister, for pleading for me." Qu Caiyue said with a gloomy look.
Qu Xuexin said softly: "Why would my sister say this?"
"Forget it, be more careful next time." Qu Qiuyan glanced at Qu Moying on the side and said meaningfully.
"Yes, I will be more careful next time and won't fall for certain people again." These words pierced Qu Caiyue's heart. She glared at Qu Moying fiercely and said with gritted teeth.
The package was clearly stuffed into Qu Moying's hands, but in the end it appeared in his pile. He couldn't figure it out before, and why is he confused now? It was just that Qu Moying stuffed it back into his hands while he was taking a nap when he was bored in the car.
Qu Moying ignored her and didn't care about Qu Qiuyan's random provocation of hostility towards Qu Caiyue. Qu Caiyue and Qu Qiuyan had originally worked together to frame her, and now she was reaping the fruits of her own action. The two of them wished she were dead, and she would not pretend to be on good terms with them.
He raised his leg and walked forward without paying any attention to Qu Caiyue.
The four sisters had to go together, and this was the gate of the lady's courtyard. Qu Xuexin hurriedly followed. As the eldest sister in the mansion, she should take care of the sisters around her.
Qu Caiyue and Qu Qiuyan could only follow in silence.
Everyone walked in silence for a while. Qu Qiuyan rolled her eyes, walked to Qu Xuexin's side, and suggested, "Sister, let's go to the peach forest. I heard that the peach blossoms in Dabei Temple are the most famous."
The ground temperature warms up slowly at the foot of the mountain, but faster on the mountain. At this moment, the peach blossoms at the foot of the mountain have not yet fully bloomed, but the peach blossoms in Dabei Temple are said to have fully bloomed. This is also the reason why Dabei Temple has been so popular in the past few days. Now is the time when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, so since you are here, how can you not go and see them.
"Fourth sister, shall we go see the peach forest?" Qu Xuexin took two steps forward and suggested with a smile.
Qu Moying nodded. She was just taking a casual walk originally. The peach blossoms in Dabei Temple were so famous, so it would be nice to go and take a look.
The group then went to the back mountain under the leadership of Qu Xuexin.
Not long after, we could see the peach forest from afar. The flowers were in full bloom and extremely beautiful. There were many pilgrims under the trees, including young men and women from aristocratic families, as well as some ordinary pilgrims. In the Great Compassion Temple, the etiquette and morals were not as strict as before, so it was very common to enjoy the flowers together.
The flowers are blooming beautifully, and my mood becomes happy.
The temple is also very considerate. In order to allow pilgrims to rest when they are tired, you can see pavilions hidden beside the peach forest and deep in the forest.
"Sister, is that Lady Jingyu?" Qu Qiuyan suddenly grabbed Qu Xuexin and said in a low voice.
Qu Moying followed their gaze and saw a few familiar figures. She had only seen County Lady Jingyu a few times in her previous life, but she felt very good every time. She was also one of the few daughters of noble families in the capital whom she thought was very good.
Liu Jingyu, the daughter of Minister of Works Liu Shangshu, had the prominent Duke of Qi as her maternal grandfather. Because of the Duke of Qi, she was given the title of Lady of Jingyu County. I heard from Pei Luoan before that it seemed that because of the Duke of Qi's contribution in saving the emperor, he did not change the title for his own granddaughter, but changed it for his own granddaughter-in-law, which shows how much Lady of Jingyu County doted on her.
Such an identity destined her to be a lady of noble family, the daughter of one of the top aristocratic families in the capital. Looking from afar, the people around her are indeed people from her previous circle, but now everything has changed.
He glanced at her indifferently and then withdrew his gaze. Now she was just the fourth lady of Minister Qu's mansion.
"It seems so." Qu Xuexin also saw the people in the pavilion not far away, nodded, stretched out her hand and pulled Qu Qiuyan, "Third sister, let's go to the pavilion in front to rest, there are already people here."
"What is there to be afraid of? We can get through too." Qu Qiuyan said unconvinced, but she didn't move.
Qu Moying's eyes flashed under her veil. It sounded like there must be a story behind this. With Qu Qiuyan's personality, how could she stop
"Let's go, the view ahead is better!" Qu Xuexin pulled Qu Qiuyan's sleeve again and said.
"Third sister, let's go to the front." Qu Caiyue also spoke, looking towards the pavilion cautiously, with even a hint of panic on her face.
Qu Moying saw it clearly. Did this mean that something had happened that he was not aware of
He looked up at the pavilion with great interest, and was met with a pair of beautiful eyes. It turned out to be the eyes of the Lady of Jingyu County. However, her gaze was cold. She looked at Qu Moying as if she saw something extremely disgusting. She immediately turned her head away, leaving only the back of her head.
Qu Moying was stunned for a moment, feeling very puzzled. She was sure that her original body had never seen this Jingyu County Lord, but she also clearly sensed the Jingyu County Lord's disgust just now, which was very puzzled.
It seems that this Lord Jingyu County is not the same as he saw in his previous life. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he followed the three sisters and turned away.
"Cousin, what are you looking at?" Qi Xiangyu, the granddaughter of Duke Qi, asked in surprise when she saw Liu Jingyu's unfriendly expression.
"I really don't like seeing some dirty things." Liu Jingyu reached out and pressed the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief and said coldly.
"Since it's dirty, let's not look at it. Let's go pick some peach blossoms. The monks in the temple won't mind so many peach blossoms, right?" Qi Xiangyu said with a smile, not paying attention to Liu Jingyu's expression.
"Although there are many peach blossoms, there are also many pilgrims here. If everyone picks one or two branches like my cousin said, I'm afraid there will be no peach blossoms left here." Liu Jingyu no longer focused her attention on the four Qu sisters outside. She didn't like any of them.
"Well... okay!" Qi Xiangyu felt that this was indeed the truth and nodded.
There were several other young ladies around who responded to Liu Jingyu's words. Few of them noticed that the four sisters of the Qu family who had just passed by were still a little inferior to the young ladies of top-notch families like them...
"Big sister, look at County Lord Jingyu..." Qu Qiuyan's face
Her face was slightly pale, and she held the handkerchief tightly in her hand, whispering as she walked.
"Third sister, no matter what happens to you in the future, she is now the Lady of Jingyu County, which is a much higher status than ours." Qu Xuexin reminded her.
"But... But why? Even if my father is her father's subordinate, she can't do this to me." Qu Qiuyan said angrily.
“Third sister, just bear with it for now. Everything will be yours in the future. Later... even if she sees you, she will have to bow to you. Then you can ignore her and embarrass her.” Qu Caiyue advised, looking back at Qu Moying who had been following them, and hesitated for a moment.
Then he glared at her fiercely again.
Qu Moying was confused by her stare, but she didn't care much. If a person was bitten by a dog, would he bite back? She would just punish the dog...
His eyes fell on a peach branch, and his pupils became dizzy. So, when Liu Jingyu saw his gaze was so cold just now, was it because he had a grudge with Qu Qiuyan, so he took his anger out on her
It seems to be true, but it doesn't make sense. That cold look looks more like hostility and resentment, or even a wary look.
How could I, a person with eye disease who had just returned from the manor, possibly arouse hostility from this top young lady from an aristocratic family? Was it because of Qu Qiuyan
She heard in her previous life that among the young ladies from the noble family that Concubine He in the palace had her eyes on, the one that was Lady Jingyu was the best candidate to be betrothed to Prince Jing as his consort. It was said that the two families had already started contacting each other after the Crown Princess was decided.
The reason why after the Crown Princess was decided, it was said that the Queen also took a fancy to Liu Jingyu and she was once the candidate for the Crown Princess.
Although the affair between Qu Qiuyan and King Jing was discovered during my grandmother's birthday celebration, Qu Qiuyan and King Jing had been in contact for a long time. Others may not know about the affairs between the two of them, but the Lady Jingyu County should also be aware of it. So, is this a meeting between rivals in love
It seems that King Jing may not be able to enjoy the blessing of having three wives, as the main wife and concubine started quarreling before they even entered the house.
"I can't bear it. Last time, there were so many people around, and she actually... actually splashed water on me, and said it was an accident. Couldn't she see such a big person? And she had been ignoring me before, and deliberately talked about... talked about... Qu Moying's matter."
Qu Qiuyan gritted her teeth and turned back to glare at Qu Moying.
If it weren't for this blind girl, she would have been ridiculed by others, saying that the legitimate daughter of the wife was raised in the farm, but the concubine's daughter born by the stepmother treated the legitimate daughter so harshly, humiliating both herself and her mother. She was so angry that she almost couldn't help arguing with her directly.
My mother held me tightly, preventing me from doing anything.
Whenever I think of this, I feel even more depressed.
I am the woman that King Jing likes, the one he loves. What is Liu Jingyu? She is just a county lady who got the title with the merits of her grandfather. If I become King Jing's wife in the future, what is she
“Third sister, over there… look over there…” Qu Caiyue suddenly pointed at a place excitedly and quickly pulled Qu Qiuyan’s hand to let her look.
Qu Qiuyan subconsciously looked up in the direction of her finger. When she saw the figure over there clearly, she immediately showed joy on her face. She lifted up the hem of her skirt and wanted to walk over quickly...